Henry Lake, in an MSR exclusive interview, cited a Barnett Sports Media report that found only two of the top 30 U.S. major sports towns, San Diego and the Twin Cities, with no regular Black on-air personality on weekdays.
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Whatever happened to ‘2 Live Stews’?
Inspired by TV One’s Unsung series, this multi-part MSR series shines a well-deserved spotlight on individual or group accomplishments that unfortunately have been overlooked, or perhaps even “forgotten.” This week the spotlight is on radio talk host Doug Stewart. ESPN’s excellent 30 for 30 series recently premiered a film on two loudmouth sports radio talk […]
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Black sports radio hosts mostly former athletes — not so for Whites
Sports radio, whether locally or nationally, remains the last holdout in media diversity. Since its advent in the 1980s, sports radio voices over the years have been mainly White, programmed by Whites, seemingly only for White listeners. If by chance a Black host is heard, typically that person was a former pro athlete as opposed […]